Medieval saint with her emotional support dragon?

This 1500s artwork shows St. Margaret of Antioch, who legendarily escaped a dragon (aka the devil) with the power of faith

From a richly illustrated Book of Hours—because medieval saints did it with style.

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blemmyes chilling People without heads - miniature from folio 041v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant

St Margaret and the dragon (!) Picture Bible, Abbey of Saint Bertin, Saint-Omer (?), ca. 1190-1200 Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 76F5, fol. 32r

The antichrist!!!!!1!! Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(ntechristus) of Antichrist seated on a rainbow, a parody of God seated on the rainbow, flanked by two men; each of the figures has a third eye in the centre of their foreheads. Image taken from f. 100v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin.

a sun headed humanoid attacking a human with a spear, or: Detail of a miniature of Apollo killing Ganymede by piercing his eye in a book by Christine de Pizan, c. 1414

Assorted humanoids and humans! blemmyes, dragons, the Antichrist(!) and even a greek God! #medievalsky #medievalart #medieval #headlessmen #blemmye #dragon #dragons #antichrist #apollo #greekmythology #saintmargaret #stmargaret #catholicart #bestiary #bestiario

Join us on an exciting journey as we venture into the depths of Saint Margaret's Cave, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Dunfermline, Scotland!

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Detail of a leaf in a medieval manuscript: folio 50 verso in Girton College, manuscript 1. At left, the edge of a painted border of green, purple, and blue flowers. To the right of this, 6 lines of Latin text copied in black and red ink, with the first 5 lines indented to make space for a miniature, painted in colours and gold, of Saint Margaret bursting from the belly of the dragon which consumed her. Flaxen-haired and haloed, the saint smiles beatifically, clad in a richly cocoa-hued robe and grasping a small gold cross in her hands. Beneath her sprawls the winged and horned dragon. The large scarlet beast grips the edge of the saint’s robe in its mouth and smiles up at her with adoring eyes. Behind the pair, a verdant landscape stretches off into the distance.

At Girton College, Cambridge, #SaintMargaret ’s #dragon has the sweetest little puppy-dog eyes you ever did see… 🥹 #MedievalManuscripts #Saints #MedievalAnimals #Critters #aww 📜 📚